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Delicious little peanut butter protein balls – all you need to do is mix, roll and chill. A simple snack, guaranteed to hold you over till meal time!
A super easy, quick recipe for you today! After Thanksgiving, and before the Christmas craziness starts (or has it already?) I wanted an easy way to get some protein in, while not having to stop what I’m doing to do it. I like eating them mid-morning to hold me over til lunch.
Yep, they’re rolled in graham cracker crumbs – you can skip this if you want to, but I love it!
How to make Peanut Butter Protein Balls
(full printable recipe below)
- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients except the graham cracker crumbs.
Scoop the mixture into balls, using a cookie scoop.
Roll in the crumbs and refrigerate.
Devour
These aren’t just great for ME – I’m packing lunches these days and since it gets just as boring PACKING the same old stuff as it does EATING it, I thought I’d do something a little different.
I make these while my boys are in school, and serve them as an after-school snack as well. Why is it that kids come home from school ravenous? I KNOW they eat at school! These peanut butter balls are my secret weapon. Pick them up from school, and throw each of the beasts a baggie containing these. Seems to buy me at least an hour before the whining about when dinner will be begins.
They’re great motivators for doing homework, too. Even better – these are no-cook!
Ingredients in Peanut Butter Protein Balls:
- Peanut Butter – any kind will do. Use crunchy if it floats your boat!
- Non-Fat Milk Powder – or use full fat. Alternatively, you could use a vanilla protein powder
- Raisins – these give the protein balls the chew. Switch out for apricots or cranberries, if you wish
- Honey – can sub maple syrup or agave
- Graham Cracker Crumbs – buy them already crushed, or get some frustration out and crush your own!
Want to make your own protein balls?
- Try switching the milk powder for protein powder
- Experiment with different dried fruits – apricots, cranberries, dates.
- Use almond, sunflower or cashew butter instead of peanut butter
Delicious little peanut butter protein balls - all you need to do is mix, roll and chill. A simple snack, guaranteed to hold you over til meal time!
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients except the graham cracker crumbs.
Scoop the mixture into balls, using a cookie scoop.
Roll in the crumbs and refrigerate.
Devour
Cheri Savory Spoon
Hi Kylee, love these protein balls, peanut butter is the best.
Kate
I love stuff like this. It’s almost like cookie dough!
Danielle Wolter
I want 4 batches of these. I feel like I would eat all of them in one sitting. I am a sucker for peanut butter. And super easy no bake desserts. These sound awesome!
Mahy Elamin
Those are going to be perfect for my high school runners! Looking forward to trying them!
Dan Zehr
Exactly what I need right about now! These sound so awesome – you rolled all my favorites into one amazing snack!
Claudia Lamascolo
wow my son will go nuts over these and I need to print this out and make them for him. I love that they are also full of protein
Cheese Curd In Paradise
These are just what I need in between school, work, and running the kiddos. I love that they are rolled in graham crackers! One of my favorite snacks is graham crackers with a little peanut butter.
Tracy
The graham cracker is such a great touch. Do yourself a favor and don’t leave it out! My daughter LOVED these!
Tracy
These are so delicious. The graham cracker is the perfect final touch and my daughter absolutely loved them – thank you!
Kylee
I’m so glad!
Ruchi
Where do you buy non fat dry milk powder? I would love to try this recipe!
Kylee
In the baking aisle at the grocery store!
Jyothi (Jo)
This is my kind of snacks that I would be happy to have these after my workout. These sounds and looks amazing. Love the crumb roll on these protein balls
Veena Azmanov
My kids love peanut butter so this would be a huge hit in our home. Sounds so easy to make too. Can’t wait to try.
Marisa Franca
We are huge peanut butter lovers and these protein balls would be great as a snack. Sometimes we get so busy we don’t take the time to eat — then we’re ravenous and snack on things that aren’t the best for us. These protein balls would come in handy.
Denay DeGuzman
What a great snack recipe! These protein balls are perfect for road trips, snacks for work, and any time you need a little energy boost! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Sandra
Oh yes! I can totally relate to your boys, except they sound sweet and I go bizerk when I get the hangries! I’ll be making these protein balls and stashing them in my car for my commute!
Michele
I made these yesterday and included my daily protein powder I normally put in a shake too… they were amazing! Never did something so healthy taste so good!
Kathy
I love these protein balls. My kids love the graham cracker crumb coating. This is such a great snack to take with me when I get the kids from school. They are always starving at that time and this is so much better than candy. Filling too!!!
Christina
I love these protein balls. My kids love the graham cracker crumb coating. This is such a great snack to take with me when I get the kids from school. They are always starving at that time and this is so much better than candy. Filling too!!!
Madi
What an amazing snack idea! I love anything with peanut butter!
Michaela Kenkel
These are the perfect little pick me up! I can see me popping a couple of them about 2:30 in the afternoon when I start dragging!
Jennifer Stewart
These are perfect for satisfying those ever hungry kids! Especially right after school!